Senior Principal Consultant
Federal IT Strategy and Executive Advisory
Employer SMX Services & Consulting, Inc.
Pay $91.69 per hour | W-2 | Part-time
Schedule: Approximately 10 hours per week; scheduled during Eastern business hours
Location: Primarily remote; travel to Atlanta, GA, and other authorized sites as needed
About the opportunity
SMX is seeking a Senior/Principal Consultant to advise an IT operations and modernization program supporting HHS, the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, and the Strategic National Stockpile. You will provide executive direction for SAMS operations, data quality and third-party logistics integration, helping program leaders protect service continuity and make informed decisions.
What you will do
- Serve as a strategic client advisor, provide executive leadership and maintain senior stakeholder relationships.
- Set overall program direction with the Project Manager and align operations, modernization and integration priorities with the mission.
- Advise on delivery risks, resources, governance and major decisions; help resolve issues requiring executive attention.
- Review program performance, quality and corrective actions, and communicate clear recommendations to senior leaders.
- Support transition readiness, continuity planning and leadership coordination during critical incidents or emergency activations.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated senior-level experience advising clients and directing complex enterprise IT operations or transformation programs.
- Ability to build executive relationships, communicate technical and operational trade-offs, and guide multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience with governance, delivery oversight, risk management and service continuity.
- Preferred: federal health or logistics programs; Oracle ERP or cloud environments; data governance, 3PL integration or regulated systems.
Employment and access requirements
Employment is contingent on award, customer approval and onboarding. Before starting, candidates must complete HHS-required Tier 2 (Non-Sensitive) vetting, obtain agency access approval, sign nondisclosure agreements and complete required training. Access eligibility must be maintained. The anticipated contract has one base year and four option years; continued employment depends on requirements and funding.
How to apply
Apply through this posting with your resume, examples of comparable executive advisory work, availability for a part-time schedule, earliest start date and ability to travel to Atlanta when needed.
